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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory: Laurel, MD, US

2007-07 to present | Senior Staff Scientist (Space Exploration Sector)
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Gerald Patterson

Education and qualifications (3)

Brown University : Providence, Rhode Island, US

2002-08 to 2007-05 | PhD (Geosciences)
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Gerald Patterson

University of Colorado : Boulder, CO, US

2000-08 to 2002-05 | Post-baccalaureate studies (Physics)
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Gerald Patterson

University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, US

1993-08 to 1997-12 | BS (Geology)
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Gerald Patterson

Works (43)

Ariel’s Medial Grooves: Spreading Centers on a Candidate Ocean World

The Planetary Science Journal
2025-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Chloe B. Beddingfield; Richard J. Cartwright; Lauren M. Jozwiak; Tom A. Nordheim; G. Wes Patterson
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The LCROSS Impact Crater as Seen by ShadowCam and Mini‐RF: Size, Context, and Excavation of Copernican Volatiles

Geophysical Research Letters
2024-09-28 | Journal article
Contributors: C. I. Fassett; M. S. Robinson; G. W. Patterson; B. W. Denevi; P. Mahanti; E. Mazarico; E. G. Rivera‐Valentín; F. S. Turner; M. R. Manheim; A. Colaprete
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The Geological History of Enceladus' Cratered Terrains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
2024-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Mallory J. Kinczyk; Paul K. Byrne; Gerald W. Patterson
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The Geological History of Enceladus' Cratered Terrains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
2024-04-23 | Dataset
Contributors: Mallory J. Kinczyk; Paul K. Byrne; Gerald Patterson
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Mini-RF S-band Radar Characterization of a Lunar South Pole–crossing Tycho Ray: Implications for Sampling Strategies

The Planetary Science Journal
2024-04-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín; Caleb I. Fassett; Brett W. Denevi; Heather M. Meyer; Catherine D. Neish; Gareth A. Morgan; Joshua T. S. Cahill; Angela M. Stickle; G. Wesley Patterson
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Improved Orthorectification and Empirical Reduction of Topographic Effects in Monostatic Mini-RF S-band Observations of the Moon

The Planetary Science Journal
2024-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Caleb I. Fassett; Ali M. Bramson; Joshua T. S. Cahill; Cameron P. Harris; Gareth A. Morgan; Catherine D. Neish; Cole A. Nypaver; G. Wesley Patterson; Edgard Rivera-Valentin; Patrick A. Taylor et al.
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Radar Perspective of the Aristarchus Pyroclastic Deposit and Implications for Future Missions

The Planetary Science Journal
2023-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: G. A. Morgan; E. R. Jawin; B. A. Campbell; G. W. Patterson; A. M. Bramson; C. A. Nypaver; J. D. Stopar; L. M. Jozwiak; A. M. Stickle; S. S. Bhiravarasu
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Burial Depths of Extensive Shallow Cryptomaria in the Lunar Schiller–Schickard Region

The Planetary Science Journal
2022-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: A. M. Bramson; L. M. Carter; G. W. Patterson; M. M. Sori; G. A. Morgan; L. M. Jozwiak; C. A. Nypaver; J. T. S. Cahill
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Prolonged Rock Exhumation at the Rims of Kilometer‐Scale Lunar Craters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Cole A. Nypaver; Bradley J. Thomson; Caleb I. Fassett; Edgard G. Rivera‐Valentín; Gerald W. Patterson
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Prolonged rock exhumation at the rims of kilometer-scale lunar craters

2021-03-21 | Other
Contributors: Cole A Nypaver; Bradley J Thomson; Caleb I. Fassett; Gerald Patterson; Edgard G Rivera-Valentín
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Bulk composition of regolith fines on lunar crater floors: Initial investigation by LRO/Mini-RF

Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85084466846

Part of ISBN:

0012821X

Contributors: Heggy, E.; Palmer, E.M.; Thompson, T.W.; Thomson, B.J.; Patterson, G.W.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Ice-Ocean Exchange Processes in the Jovian and Saturnian Satellites

Space Science Reviews
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85087041170

Part of ISBN:

15729672 00386308

Contributors: Soderlund, K.M.; Kalousová, K.; Buffo, J.J.; Glein, C.R.; Goodman, J.C.; Mitri, G.; Patterson, G.W.; Postberg, F.; Rovira-Navarro, M.; Rückriemen, T. et al.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds

Astrobiology
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85059420542

Part of ISBN:

15311074

Contributors: Hendrix, A.R.; Hurford, T.A.; Barge, L.M.; Bland, M.T.; Bowman, J.S.; Brinckerhoff, W.; Buratti, B.J.; Cable, M.L.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Collins, G.C. et al.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

A New Enceladus Global Control Network, Image Mosaic, and Updated Pointing Kernels From Cassini's 13-Year Mission

Earth and Space Science
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85055293793

Part of ISBN:

23335084

Contributors: Bland, M.T.; Becker, T.L.; Edmundson, K.L.; Roatsch, T.; Archinal, B.A.; Takir, D.; Patterson, G.W.; Collins, G.C.; Schenk, P.M.; Pappalardo, R.T. et al.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Final Mimas and Enceladus atlases derived from Cassini-ISS images

Planetary and Space Science
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85048102842

Part of ISBN:

00320633

Contributors: Roatsch, T.; Kersten, E.; Matz, K.-D.; Bland, M.T.; Becker, T.L.; Patterson, G.W.; Porco, C.C.
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The Geological History of Enceladus

Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn
2018 | Other
Contributors: G. W. Patterson; S. A. Kattenhorn; P. Helfenstein; G. C. Collins; R .T. Pappalardo
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A Comparison of Radar Polarimetry Data of the Moon from the LRO Mini-RF Instrument and Earth-Based Systems

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85008440684

Part of ISBN:

01962892

Contributors: Carter, L.M.; Campbell, B.A.; Neish, C.D.; Nolan, M.C.; Patterson, G.W.; Jensen, J.R.; Bussey, D.B.J.
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Bistatic radar observations of the Moon using Mini-RF on LRO and the Arecibo Observatory

Icarus
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84973160249

Part of ISBN:

10902643 00191035

Contributors: Patterson, G.W.; Stickle, A.M.; Turner, F.S.; Jensen, J.R.; Bussey, D.B.J.; Spudis, P.; Espiritu, R.C.; Schulze, R.C.; Yocky, D.A.; Wahl, D.E. et al.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Distal ejecta from lunar impacts: Extensive regions of rocky deposits

Icarus
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84969533902

Part of ISBN:

10902643 00191035

Contributors: Bandfield, J.L.; Cahill, J.T.S.; Carter, L.M.; Neish, C.D.; Patterson, G.W.; Williams, J.-P.; Paige, D.A.
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Fracturing and flow: Investigations on the formation of shallow water sills on Europa

Icarus
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84962684649

Part of ISBN:

10902643 00191035

Contributors: Craft, K.L.; Patterson, G.W.; Lowell, R.P.; Germanovich, L.
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Mini-RF and LROC observations of mare crater layering relationships

Icarus
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84963593341

Part of ISBN:

10902643 00191035

Contributors: Stickle, A.M.; Patterson, G.W.; Cahill, J.T.S.; Bussey, D.B.J.
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LRO-LAMP detection of geologically young craters within lunar permanently shaded regions

Icarus
2016-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0019-1035
Contributors: Kathleen E. Mandt; Thomas K. Greathouse; Kurt D. Retherford; G. Randall Gladstone; Andrew P. Jordan; Myriam Lemelin; Steven D. Koeber; Ernest Bowman-Cisneros; G. Wesley Patterson; Mark Robinson et al.
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Jupiter ICY moon explorer (JUICE): Advances in the design of the radar for Icy Moons (RIME)

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2015 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84962542495

Contributors: Bruzzone, L.; Plaut, J.J.; Alberti, G.; Blankenship, D.D.; Bovolo, F.; Campbell, B.A.; Castelletti, D.; Gim, Y.; Ilisei, A.M.; Kofman, W. et al.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Global geologic map of Ganymede

Scientific Investigations Map
2014 | Other
Part of ISSN: 2329-132X
Contributors: Geoffrey C. Collins; G. Wesley Patterson; James W. Head; Robert T. Pappalardo; Louise M. Prockter; Baerbel K. Lucchitta; Johnathan P. Kay
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The Miniature Radio Frequency instrument's (Mini-RF) global observations of Earth's Moon

Icarus
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84908021707

Part of ISBN:

10902643 00191035

Contributors: Cahill, J.T.S.; Thomson, B.J.; Patterson, G.W.; Bussey, D.B.J.; Neish, C.D.; Lopez, N.R.; Turner, F.S.; Aldridge, T.; McAdam, M.; Meyer, H.M. et al.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Constraints on the detection of cryovolcanic plumes on Europa

Planetary and Space Science
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84886088397

Part of ISBN:

00320633

Contributors: Quick, L.C.; Barnouin, O.S.; Prockter, L.M.; Patterson, G.W.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Evidence for water ice on the moon: Results for anomalous polar craters from the LRO Mini-RF imaging radar

Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84893133714

Part of ISBN:

01480227 21699100

Contributors: Spudis, P.D.; Bussey, D.B.J.; Baloga, S.M.; Cahill, J.T.S.; Glaze, L.S.; Patterson, G.W.; Raney, R.K.; Thompson, T.W.; Thomson, B.J.; Ustinov, E.A.
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Flanking fractures and the formation of double ridges on Europa

Icarus
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84872300541

Part of ISBN:

00191035 10902643

Contributors: Dombard, A.J.; Patterson, G.W.; Lederer, A.P.; Prockter, L.M.
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RIME: Radar for Icy moon Exploration

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2013 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84894277122

Contributors: Bruzzone, L.; Plaut, J.J.; Alberti, G.; Blankenship, D.D.; Bovolo, F.; Campbell, B.A.; Ferro, A.; Gim, Y.; Kofman, W.; Komatsu, G. et al.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Science potential from a Europa Lander

Astrobiology
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84882366641

Part of ISBN:

15311074

Contributors: Pappalardo, R.T.; Vance, S.; Bagenal, F.; Bills, B.G.; Blaney, D.L.; Blankenship, D.D.; Brinckerhoff, W.B.; Connerney, J.E.P.; Hand, K.P.; Hoehler, T.M. et al.
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An upper limit for ice in Shackleton crater as revealed by LRO Mini-RF orbital radar

Geophysical Research Letters
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84864493026

Part of ISBN:

00948276

Contributors: Thomson, B.J.; Bussey, D.B.J.; Neish, C.D.; Cahill, J.T.S.; Heggy, E.; Kirk, R.L.; Patterson, G.W.; Raney, R.K.; Spudis, P.D.; Thompson, T.W. et al.
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Initial observations of lunar impact melts and ejecta flows with the Mini-RF radar

Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84857474174

Part of ISBN:

01480227

Contributors: Carter, L.M.; Neish, C.D.; Bussey, D.B.J.; Spudis, P.D.; Patterson, G.W.; Cahill, J.T.; Raney, R.K.
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Observational constraints on the identification and distribution of chaotic terrain on icy satellites

Icarus
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84864809195

Part of ISBN:

00191035 10902643

Contributors: Neish, C.D.; Prockter, L.M.; Patterson, G.W.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

The m-chi decomposition of hybrid dual-polarimetric radar data

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2012 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84873181643

Contributors: Raney, R.K.; Cahill, J.T.S.; Patterson, G.W.; Bussey, D.B.J.
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Characterizing electron bombardment of Europa’s surface by location and depth

Icarus
2012-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0019-1035
Contributors: G. Wesley Patterson; Chris Paranicas; Louise M. Prockter
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Active formation of 'chaos terrain' over shallow subsurface water on Europa

Nature
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-81855216385

Part of ISBN:

00280836 14764687

Contributors: Schmidt, B.E.; Blankenship, D.D.; Patterson, G.W.; Schenk, P.M.
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The nature of lunar volatiles as revealed by Mini-RF observations of the LCROSS impact site

Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-78751512488

Part of ISBN:

01480227

Contributors: Neish, C.D.; Bussey, D.B.J.; Spudis, P.; Marshall, W.; Thomson, B.J.; Patterson, G.W.; Carter, L.M.
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Characteristics of icy surfaces

Space Science Reviews
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-78049384846

Part of ISBN:

00386308 15729672

Contributors: Prockter, L.M.; Lopes, R.M.C.; Giese, B.; Jaumann, R.; Lorenz, R.D.; Pappalardo, R.T.; Patterson, G.W.; Thomas, P.C.; Turtle, E.P.; Wagner, R.J.
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Gerald Patterson via Scopus - Elsevier

Global geological mapping of Ganymede

Icarus
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77952582317

Part of ISBN:

00191035 10902643

Contributors: Patterson, G.W.; Collins, G.C.; Head, J.W.; Pappalardo, R.T.; Prockter, L.M.; Lucchitta, B.K.; Kay, J.P.
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Segmented lineaments on Europa: Implications for the formation of ridge complexes and bright bands

Icarus
2010-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0019-1035
Contributors: G. Wesley Patterson; James W. Head
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Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars investigation and data set from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's primary science phase

Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-72049083801

Part of ISBN:

01480227

Contributors: Murchie, S.L.; Seelos, F.P.; Hash, C.D.; Humm, D.C.; Malaret, E.; McGovern, J.A.; Choo, T.H.; Seelos, K.D.; Buczkowski, D.L.; Morgan, M.F. et al.
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Plate motion on Europa and nonrigid behavior of the Icy lithosphere: The Castalia Macula region

Journal of Structural Geology
2006 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33751170031

Part of ISBN:

01918141

Contributors: Patterson, G.W.; Head, J.W.; Pappalardo, R.T.
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Morphology and Evolution of Europa’s Ridges and Bands

Europa
Other
Contributors: Louise M. Prockter; G. Wesley Patterson
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